disheartenment

as in despair
the state of being discouraged our excusable disheartenment in the face of overwhelming odds against winning the game

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Noun
  • The feelings of postpartum depression — despair, guilt, shame and worthlessness — began creeping in.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the movie’s best scenes highlight the deep despair of that life, emphasizing how Meursault is indeed a stranger (or outsider, as the title of the book was first translated to in English) in a land under occupation.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Good morning, In April 2023, Rose’s Fine Food owner Molly Mitchell announced the closing of the charming diner after nine years, to much dismay.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Swift’s dismay about a powerful ex became a fable for any girl courted by an older guy.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Disheartenment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disheartenment. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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